Seducing Lauren

By: Kristen Proby

Narrated by: Deacon Lee, Elizabeth Louise

Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's Summary

In the second book in the Love Under the Big Sky series from this USA Today best-selling author of the With Me in Seattle series, life in Montana gets spicy when a woman and her divorce lawyer sign off the papers - and sign on to love.

Now that his best friend, Josh, has happily settled down with his true love on a Montana ranch, small-town lawyer Ty Sullivan starts thinking that maybe single life isn't all it's cracked up to be. And when Lauren Cunningham's no-good ex-husband comes after her for an unexpected trust fund, Ty steps in to protect her. But soon he can't help but think of her as more than a client. Lauren's in no mood to jump into another relationship, so how can Ty convince her that her mistake wasn't getting married, but marrying the wrong guy?

©2014 Kristen Proby (P)2014 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Good story

Would you consider the audio edition of Seducing Lauren to be better than the print version?

Did not read the print version but i prefer audio as it allows me to work and listen at the same time.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ty- A lawyer and bad boy in one hand, sweet and sensitive in the other.

What does Deacon Lee and Elizabeth Louise bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Both are great narrators and I think they did a pretty good job with this mild listen.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There were a few good parts but this book did not pull me in and suck me under like I love my books to do.

Any additional comments?

If you have listened to the first installment with Cara and Josh and liked it, I recommend you listen to this installment to find out what comes next with these hot males.

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Beautiful!

This story was beautiful!

I very much enjoyed how they got together, slow and simple. The epilogue was gorgeous!

Kristen is a great writer and I really liked the little nod to the With Me In Seattle Family in the middle!

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Seducing Lauren

I loved Seducing Lauren as a book, and I can honestly say that I love the audio just as much. Deacon Lee and Elizabeth Louise definitely do justice at bringing Ty and Lauren to life. I can't say enough great things about this book!

Hot romance between lawyer Ty and writer Lauren

The plot revolve around Ty and Lauren’s romance and the threats from Lauren’s abusive, greedy ex-husband. Plenty of romance and hot sex and lots of interaction with the 2 other couples in the series as well as other town people.
Deacon Lee’s narration works as Ty but Elizabeth Louise sound like a simpering Littell girl at times which is very annoying. The domestic abuse in the storyline is handled with sensitivity but it is disappointing that there is no discussion about counseling for both Lauren and Ty as well a sister Jillian. Maybe in the next book. A bit overpriced for a credit but would have been a great choice for the Escape Package.

Never judge a book by its cover

What does Deacon Lee and Elizabeth Louise bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The narrators helped the book feel much more real. You get to hear it the way that Kristen's intended it to be.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I like the book title just fine :). I find it hard to find the books made movies when they change the title.

Any additional comments?

I’ve been a Kristen Proby fan since I read the Seattle series, then went onto the Boudreaux series. I have to admit that I stayed away from these books for a while because I saw it was from her earlier days and the book covers didn’t look much like the series that I was used to so I assumed it wouldn’t be something that I loved – I was SOO wrong. This book was amazing!!! Kristen never ceases to amaze me. Her writing skills are spot on – so detailed. I felt like I was watching a movie. Lauren and Ty’s story was great! Lauren was a divorced writer with an abusive ex-husband that wasn’t done tormenting her and Ty was a lawyer and small town acquaintance. Their love formed quickly after the divorce was final and Ty felt it was finally time to make his intentions known. There are tons of drama like catty new girlfriends, attempted murder, break-in, millionaire females and amazing male and female characters. I love listening to the process of Lauren writing, I imagine that it must be how Kristen writes – talking to her characters as she goes along. This is a MUST MUST read. This first book in this series was pretty good – but this was AMAZING! I can’t wait to get to book 3! My favorite part about reading Kristen’s books is that she leaves enough mystery on the other characters to make you want to read their books too – WITHOUT leaving any cliffhangers. Each book has a happy ending and in the subsequent book we get to check in on the main characters from the previous book.

A love story kept me wanting to turn the page..

Narration was great. The characters engaging and believable Would recommend this ad a good escape read..

Better than the first

Really liked Ty. He was a very good person, who became so even though his beginnings weren't easy. Just the right man for Lauren. I liked her as well. So glad he didn't have the jerk tendencies that his friend seemed cumbered with in the first book.

Romance writer finds love

I've enjoyed the sweet stories in this series, but I have to admit I found the choice to have Lauren be a romance writer a little self indulgent. And any time they say in a story that "this isn't a romance novel" it pisses me off.

Very good addition to the series :)

4 stars

This was a very good story. I liked both Lauren and Ty very much and their story was sweet and kept me engaged.

Lauren is well off but works (secretly) as a writer of erotic romance. She was married to a guy, Jack, that didn't treat her very well and was emotionally abusive. When she realized he was cheating on her and threw him out, he became physically abusive and made it clear he was only with her for her money. He then made sure their divorce was long and drawn out in order to bilk her for as much of her money as he could.

Ty is a lawyer and does a really good job at it. He had an abusive father which made him very protective of the women in his life. Ty is partners with Lauren's lawyer but doesn't want to act as her lawyer himself because he's interested in her. He's just waiting for her to recover some after her divorce before going after her.

Lauren's divorce has been final for a while when she gets served by Jack. He found out about a trust fund she got as they were breaking up and decided he deserved part of it so he's taking her to court over it. Lauren goes to Ty to see if he will represent her because she thinks he'll be more forceful than her current lawyer (his partner) but he refuses. She doesn't understand why at first but Ty soon tracks her down and makes his interest in her clear. Outside of her parents, Lauren hasn't had many people treat her well and after Jack, she doesn't have much faith in men treating her well. Because of this, she thinks Ty is just interested in having sex with her so he has to set about making sure she knows he really likes her and wants more.

Thankfully, Ty is rather forceful in making this clear to Lauren and he convinces her to start dating him. He finds out about her writing and is supportive in that, doing little things to show her he cares even when she's busy writing and under a deadline. With her and Ty being involved, Lauren starts to become friends with Cara (the heroine from book #1, Loving Cara) and Jill, Ty's sister. Things start going pretty well for her and Ty...there are a few issues here and there but mostly things go pretty smoothly between them. The main issue comes from Jack, as he's not only greedy but also a bit of a psycho that feels she owes him more than just money even if he was the villain in their marriage. Lauren and Ty do get past their difficulties though and end the story starting a very nice HEA together.

This was a very enjoyable story. I really liked both Lauren and Ty and thought they made a great couple. Outside of the issues with Jack (which do get a bit extreme), the story was pretty low angst overall. I liked the story and it was interesting enough to keep me engaged until the end. I'd recommend it. :D

* note - There were 2 narrators, a female for the parts from Lauren's PoV and a male for the parts from Ty's PoV. Both narrators did a pretty good job.

loved it

great read! not as good as the first book but still amazing and a quick read!

A nice story

I have to admit that this is a good concept with strong characters that are occasionally funny.

Sadly it was predictable but it was sweet.

Love this

Book 2 in this series has lived up to book 1 Loving Cara.

I love the readers. They make the book come alive